# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 81
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1602 "2026-02-09T00:41:11Z")
Let’s check in on the spackle job on the back of Trump’s hand today. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreihp5vltphckmvgqgttv5yl3hxejosshmdo42goefuvfh75ur2jq7u@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreihp5vltphckmvgqgttv5yl3hxejosshmdo42goefuvfh75ur2jq7u@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1603 "2026-02-09T01:11:56Z")
Are they using his face makeup for his hand? It reminds me of some of the girls in high school that would absolutely cake makeup on to their face, but stop at their jawline. It made it very obvious how much they were wearing. If they’re that desperate to hide it, they should hire an FX makeup artist, or at least better [regular] makeup artists. OTOH, it’s also very possible, probable even, that Trump refused to sit still long enough for anyone to do a decent job. I remember hearing from someone (a hair person IIRC) saying the reason his hair color was always wrong looking, was because they couldn’t get him to sit still long enough to finish dying it properly. OTOH, maybe he demanded they use that same makeup because that seems to be what he thinks normal (white) skin looks like ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1604 "2026-02-09T01:17:23Z")
I’m inclined to believe he puts it on himself and is convinced nobody can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1605 "2026-02-09T01:17:48Z")
Sounds perfectly plausible. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1606 "2026-02-09T01:44:18Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Are they using his face makeup for his hand? The makeup might match better while it’s being applied and his hand is resting horizontally at heart level and the lighting is different. Then he stands up and the blood pools and his hand turns that pink color away from the makeup lights. They need to make up the entire hand, not just a patch. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1607 "2026-02-09T01:51:14Z")
He should just start wearing gloves 24/7. It would be less conspicuous. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1608 "2026-02-09T01:53:58Z")
At least one glove, ya know, for Black History and Pedophile Month. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1609 "2026-02-09T02:06:20Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > but it’s also unambiguously a high crime or misdemeanor, which is to say, it’s absolutely grounds for impeachment He does five new things every single day that are grounds for impeachment. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1610 "2026-02-09T02:31:59Z")
I’ve been trying to pin down the stuff that he uses. I get similar lesions on my hands for long periods so have applied various prescribed ointments and taken medications so it got less severe. Going to the in-network dermatologist certainly has helped. I think his doctor said his condition is more vascular. I hope he’s participating in a more holistic approach so he doesn’t have to paint his skin every day. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1611 "2026-02-09T02:32:06Z")
Six. Before breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1612 "2026-02-09T02:34:49Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > I hope he’s participating in a more holistic approach so he doesn’t have to paint his skin every day. He paints his skin to hide the bruises from his apparent regular IVs. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1613 "2026-02-09T02:48:32Z")
It does really seem like his doctor gives him some daily supplemental treatments delivered in a way. I don’t know because his published regimens clearly don’t treat all the age-related conditions he’s dealing with there. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1614 "2026-02-09T03:07:17Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > I don’t know because his published regimens clearly don’t treat all the age-related conditions he’s dealing with there. _Trump’s_ “published regimens?” I think it’s safe to say that, given the implausibly-glowing medical reports from his doctors which the White House continues to release, _any_ “official” information about his health is incomplete, if not completely fabricated. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1615 "2026-02-09T03:33:03Z")
My problem is I have normal expectations of people in my life sharing their maladies with me. My friends, family and peers at work just tend to share intimate details of their lives all the time I sometimes forget that such expectations don’t work in government announcements. I know none of the other presidents shared all their problems like that. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1616 "2026-02-09T03:37:38Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > I know none of the other presidents shared all their problems like that. As I recall it, we saw the fucking inside of Reagan’s colon. Trump hasn’t shared anything other than the glowing reports of his own personal Dr. Nick. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1617 "2026-02-09T03:45:19Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > I know none of the other presidents shared all their problems like that. In recent decades, actually, they typically _have_, as @crowmanyclouds notes with Reagan. In the name of transparency, they’ve shared when they’ve undergone procedures, been diagnosed with maladies, etc. Trump, OTOH, is so vain, and so egotistical, that he cannot handle the thought that people would know that he is less than perfect in every way. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1618 "2026-02-09T04:11:39Z")
Yes he has seems to refuse to be normal about his health so I understand this thread in that way. It struck me that he’s like that during a ‘16 speech. He tried to express some empathy about waiting too long in an exam room for his appointment. He left it at that without any further detail. I would’ve added something to the effect of “waiting for months to see the specialist was unacceptable for anyone to wait.” Of course that would open to follow-up questions - Gof forbid. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1619 "2026-02-09T04:32:15Z")
Yes, like how pleasantly short the waiting time is to not see specialists under our “beautiful” system. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1620 "2026-02-09T06:15:17Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > It’s far from the worst thing about him, but it’s also unambiguously a high crime or misdemeanor, which is to say, it’s absolutely grounds for impeachment if Congress had any will. Rather like Al Capone being sent to Alcatraz for tax evasion. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1621 "2026-02-09T22:16:11Z")
I remember just a few years ago, we were hearing reports of how “sick” Putin supposedly was. We don’t hear anything about that anymore and that clown is still here, healthy as can be. My guess is Trump lives another 10 + years. I’d love to be wrong, but I don’t think I am. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=82)